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Countdown begins: Shahid shares his shell-shocked still from ‘Rangoon’

The countdown for Shahid Kapoor’s next release ‘Rangoon’ has
begun. The Vishal Bhardwaj-directorial is set to hit theatres on February 24.
Exactly a month ahead, on January 24, the ‘Udta Punjab’ actor shared a
fierce-looking still of him from the movie, while reminding about the release
date.

“24th Feb,” Shahid wrote with the picture which has him stained
in blood and grime with an expression of fierceness and shock, in get-up of a
soldier in times of war. Shahid plays the role of Sergeant Nawab Malik in the
film which also stars Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut, who play a filmmaker
and a film star, respectively.

‘Rangoon’ is a love-triangle set in the backdrop of World
War II, and comes with the tagline, ‘Love, war, deceit’. The trailer released
earlier this month and was very much appreciated. Two songs are also out.

It is Shahid’s third collaboration with the National Award
winning filmmaker and composer, after ‘Kaminey’ and ‘Haider’, while Saif teamed
up for the second time, after ‘Omkara’. Kangana and Vishal worked for the first
time.

Shahid recently, bagged the Filmfare Critics Award for Best
Actor for his performance of a drug-addict Rockstar in ‘Udta Punjab’, and from
the trailer, it is evident that in ‘Rangoon’ too, he is set to rock.

Meanwhile, he is also working for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’,
alongside Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Aditi Rao Hydari.